Dr. Sam Spearing talks education and workforce
ELKO – On a shelf in a tall bookcase in Dr. Sam Spearing’s office are memories of a decades-long career in mining around the world. Spearing, the executive director of workforce development and the Mining Center of Excellence at Great Basin College, has displayed various objects that hearken back to “the good old days of […]
Weekend celebrates Windber’s mining heritage | News
WINDBER, Pa. – It was a day of family fun and celebrating the coal mining history of Windber Borough during Miners’ Memorial Day Weekend on Saturday. Events began with a show-and-shine extravaganza for trucks and ATVs along with a street dance featuring on Thursday, continuing Friday with a topless car cruise-in and music in the […]